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Where do you get your inspiration? What books have you read or seminars have you attended that helped you in this respect? Are there any specific techniques you use to get you writing? Feel free to discuss any of the creative aspects of songwriting in this forum. You can also use this forum to help inspire and to challenge yourselves. Make suggestions for song topics, talk about titles, discuss the differences between poetry and song lyrics, etc. Enjoy!

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

Q: Would you be in favour of having just one democratically elected government for the world ?

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i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

A: Not a heck of a lot, I'd first have to compete against corporate forestry companies for lumber rights, then I'd have to wade through all the bureaucratic red tape. Then if I got that far, I'd have to find a market that didn't have prohibitive trade tariffs, and then once that was done, I'd have to fight the environmentalists in court and get a ruling in my favour to be allowed to chuck wood without protests and harassment.

Q: Do you think life was a lot less stressful 200 years ago then it is today ?

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i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

A: Sure, though it's getting past that awkward moment first thing in the morning.

Q: What is the title and name of the artist, of the last song you listened to ?

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i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

A: Can't say I ever have had eaither procedure, but as an older male, please feel free to ask about my latest prostate examination.

Q: Was the sun shining for you today ?

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i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

I don't know if this counts but, at a wine festival in Simsbury, CT, back in the very early 70's, I chatted briefly with Mary Chapin Carpenter (okay, not a chat really, more of a "wow, I really love your stuff" to which she might have replied "Thank you"). She'd performed at the festival but was still an unknown at the time. If that doesn't count then I can admit to never knowing anyone who got signed to a major label.

Q: Do you do it for love or do you do it for money?

We have now sunk to a depth at which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
George Orwell

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Arthur C. Clarke

Don Martin Lyric of the Year 2008 & 20091 + 1 Song of the Year 2009 Ain't That True

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

The views and opinions expressed by me in the "Off Topic Forum" are mine, and mine alone and should not be considered as representing the views and opinions of this site, the site owner, or that of other Moderators.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

The views and opinions expressed by me in the "Off Topic Forum" are mine, and mine alone and should not be considered as representing the views and opinions of this site, the site owner, or that of other Moderators.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

A: I'll take it, 'cause you then always have the option of leaving it, whereas if you just leave it, it's finale you have no option.

Q: Is it logical to have options ?

The views and opinions expressed by me in the "Off Topic Forum" are mine, and mine alone and should not be considered as representing the views and opinions of this site, the site owner, or that of other Moderators.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

I don't have any long-term worries that come to mind, so my worries are small ones, really. My life has been in a state of flux for a while, and I worry about delays in terms of things settling down again now that I can see an end in sight.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

The views and opinions expressed by me in the "Off Topic Forum" are mine, and mine alone and should not be considered as representing the views and opinions of this site, the site owner, or that of other Moderators.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

A: I'm not sure, but apparently "quare" is an Irish variant of "queer" which may be used as an politically incorrect word, so this may be a reach but I would surmise that it's part of a upstart gay Irish Communist faction

Q: Is there a bustle in your hedgerow ? and is that cause for you to be alarmed ?

The views and opinions expressed by me in the "Off Topic Forum" are mine, and mine alone and should not be considered as representing the views and opinions of this site, the site owner, or that of other Moderators.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

i am disinclined to acquiesce to your request. thank you. we're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.i need a lover that won't drive me crazy.i brought my pencil . . . gimme something to write on!if you love someone, let him fly. or break his wings so he can't leave.on a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?the boob has been deboobed.if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. kill one man, you're a murderer. kill a million, a king. kill them all, a god.

"In my opinion this is a bunch of filth and garbage and we need far less this type of lyrics gettin back in the ears of our children." - from a critique received

"When I was 5 years old, my mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wante to be when I grew up. I wrote down, "Happy". The told me I didn't understand the assignment and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon.